Branscomb residents living in Lupton and Scales were forced to evacuate their dorms Wednesday evening, after a roll of toilet paper was lit on fire in a Lupton sixth floor bathroom.

Chief of Police Marlon Lynch and the Vanderbilt University Police Department conducted an investigation.

"Upon arrival, the object that was smoldering was extinguished," Lynch said. "The residents were evacuated due to the fire alarm activating."

VUPD has turned a suspect over to the Office of Student Conduct.

Most students were allowed back onto their halls around 9:50 p.m., about 40 minutes after they were forced to evacuate, but Lupton sixth floor residents remained restricted from their hall.

While no fire trucks arrived on the scene, freshman Sam Vinson said he saw "a cop on a bike and at least one other cop car" on the scene.

Sydney Wilmer contributed to this article.